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Equivalent of MRG_MYISAM in databases other than MySQL? [closed]

Does anyone know if other database have something equivalent to MRG_MYISAM (aka the MERGE table type/storage engine)? I know about fragmenting, but this is not quite the same AFAIK. We're using ...
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MySQL Index Fragmentation

Is there any way to find out the fragmentation of indexes in MySQL ? If such an output can be obtained, it would be helpful to identify which all indexes need to be rebuilt. I'm using MySQL 5.1 on ...
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Should I put followers_no & following_no & product_no & last_login and etc in the user table? Won't updates cause fragmentation on the table?

I have a table for users in a social networking site. I want it to be efficient from ground up. If I put mentioned fields on the table then I have to update user's table on each changes. Should I have ...
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How to Prevent an Ever-Growing index file (MyISAM engine) From Causing Disk Fragmentation in Windows (NTFS partition)?

We have a keep-growing table which using MYISAM storage engine. Almost every half year, this table will crash, and need to be repaired. I checked the defragment result reported by windows ...